Sentences with phrase «of ethnic differences»

Furthermore, our sample did not allow for the examination of ethnic differences although previous studies have either reported no ethnic differences in the development of APD (Washburn et al. 2007), or have concluded that low SES accounts for such differences (Lahey et al. 2005).

Sources of ethnic differences between Asian American and White American college students on measures of depression and social anxiety

Some scientists are alarmed by claims of ethnic differences in temperament and intelligence, fearing that they will inflame racial sensitivities.

They need to be repudiated in the name of other more humane, more encompassing values, values respectful of ethnic difference and cultural variety, values of liberation, equality, and free association.

Not exact matches

To say that 40 percent of births in America are to unmarried persons masks important differences between ethnic groups and explains little about the roles of education, economics, delayed marriage, and poverty.

This why you can see a differences today between Jews, like Jon Stewart who has a very European look and guys like Benjamin Netanyahu who has a very distinct (for the lack of a better term) ethnic look to him.

It is also a function of differences in the congregations social and cultural and ethnic locations.

Contemporary warfare has in fact taken the form of local conflicts, more often than not civil wars, in which no great alliances of nations are involved; these have been wars fought for reasons based in local rivalries, typically inflamed by historical animosities, ethnic disparity, or religious difference, rather than for reasons of global Realpolitik; they have been fought not with nuclear weapons (or, indeed, other types of weapons of mass - destructive capability) or the latest in military technology, but instead with conventional weaponry, often of old design, and often limited to rifles, knives, grenades, and light, crew - served weapons which individual soldiers can carry on their persons.

Such intention in the classic just war tradition, as we have seen, includes the avoidance of wrong intentions, which easily translate from Augustine's list into familiar contemporary evils: aggressive war for the aggressor's sole benefit; wars for reasons based on religious, ethnic, or ideological difference; use of force aimed at terrorizing or oppressing those on whom it falls for the benefit of the wielder of power.

It appears the majority of difference ethnic groups have different preferred styles of worship.

I seldom worship in a different ethnic congregation, not because of race, but because of the difference in the style of worship.

There is a fundamental difference between the normal joshing between members of various ethnic and racial groups — what Dawidowicz referred to as low - key «antagonisms» — and the conventional understanding of anti-Semitism as irrational and unfounded hostility toward Jews, often accompanied by discrimination in employment and housing, for example, and by violent attacks.

Differences in ethnic backgrounds are also conspicuous in the drinking customs of the Upper - Lower class — Irish, Jewish and Italian immigrants, for instance, retain customs that still have a «home color» when they settle in this country..

When we consider the racial or ethnic dynamics of the play, two points stand out: First, racial difference is a source of animosity, suspicion, and disdain; second, despite the animosity, suspicion, and disdain, not even Shakespeare's fictionalized Venice can be described as a racist society in the modern sense of the term.

When Obama won for President, droves of people were out there all ethnics, creeds, and colors, but when the dog, and pony show was over, everyone reverted back to what they always do ignore what is truly going on around them, in difference, hate, injustice, greed etc..

The Guardian: Muslim women face an uphill battle against prejudice to find work Baroness Warsi may have opted for shalwar khameez for her first meeting of the cabinet in May 2010, but for many Muslim women, the struggle is to downplay ethnic or religious difference in order to find acceptance — and employment.

But the other elements of community organizing would come together again and again: the foot - slogging, one - on - one recruitment effort to form an organization of organizations, the struggle to get past ethnic differences, the taking of the public stage, the sequence of conflict - organization - power as the route to negotiation, and the critical relationship to other social movements — which became a guarded relation to the civil rights movement.

Back of the Yards managed to set aside ethnic differences between Poles, Lithuanians, Slovaks, Irish and Germans only to use this combined power to keep out blacks.

They believe that not only is human difference a healthy fact of life, but that individuals should understand the past and present dynamics of ethnic identity, relationships and groups, not only because it will make them more sure of themselves, but also because it will strengthen the democratic nature of tire total society.

The new middle class, I would argue, has a number of morally positive features, especially in its attitudes toward race and toward ethnic or other cultural differences; it is a racially and ethnically tolerant culture, and this is good.

Growth groups can also be used to build bridges of communication and empathy across the barriers that divide mankind — the ethnic, racial, national, and political differences that isolate us from our fellow human beings, During several workshops on counseling in India, my wife and I led growth groups for participants.

@cm Not withstanding the immediate cause of a conflict, religion along with language, culture, ethnic characteristics and nationality often serve to delineate «us» from «them» and use the difference to dehumanise the enemy.

The Western Protestant experience, which included church splits and the formation of new denominations on the basis of national, ethnic and class differences — as well as differences of doctrine, sacramental practice and biblical interpretation — had been exported to the mission fields, where many of these differences seemed to be of even less enduring significance than they were at home.

He also is the editor of the new book: Ethnic differences in Fertility and Assisted Reproduction» published July 2013 by Springer.

However, previous analyses have shown that racial / ethnic differences in breastfeeding exist independent of other sociodemographic factors.

As we have suggested previously, 3,39 use of routine data to evaluate the effectiveness of local or national policy changes over time, or between areas, with respect to breastfeeding rates needs to account for differences in ethnic composition and socioeconomic status.

There are also some ethnic group differences in both characteristics of abuse and in reactions to it.

Moreover, Wyatt (1985) found a difference between the age of onset for blacks and whites, but the age for both ethnic groups was prepubescent.

There are substantial ethnic - group differences on the percentage of mothers who feed in chairs and recliners (e.g., African American mothers have very low rates of these dangerous behaviors).

The last link addressed the issue best, I thought: «The increase in risk of severe maternal morbidities in non-white women seems to be independent of differences in age, socioeconomic and smoking status, body mass index, and parity between ethnic groups.»

There are other differences, however, that can not be changed (like the ethnic diversity of our culture).

Differences in the prevalence of supine positioning and other sleep - environment conditions among racial and ethnic populations might contribute to these disparities.17 The prevalence of supine positioning in 2010 among white infants was 75 %, compared with 53 % among black infants (Fig 5).

To explore ethnic differences in the preferences for this specific form of birth center care, and finally;

«A better understanding of the underlying factors contributing to the racial / ethnic differences in breastfeeding is needed to develop specific interventions for addressing the differences,» the MMWR editors noted in an accompanying comment.

The adoption of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 2952: Support, Education, and Research for Postpartum Depression mandated ongoing research to better understand the frequency and course of postpartum depression, address differences in treatment needs among racial and ethnic groups, and develop culturally competent evidence - based treatment approaches (U.S. Department of Labor, 2012).

Stability in that region has historically meant the repression of political, ethnic and religious differences and assertion of political status quo, as has been experienced not only by Kurds but also by other groups targeted throughout the so - called Arab Spring.

In terms of payments directly for legislative duties, there isn't much of a difference among lawmakers of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Quite a number of lives have been lost in the recent past due to our failure to resolve our differences and an increasing canker of intolerance.Ghana prides itself in the peaceful co-existence of persons of diverse, ethnic, religious and political persuasions and we can not allow that reputation to be compromised.

In Pakistan, in contrast, bombings are driven by religious differences between people who are ethnically much more similar within a multi-ethnic panorama of predominantly Muslim ethnicities - indeed, often the targets of bombings are secular people, or Christians, or less «fundamentalist» Muslims of the same ethnicity as the bombers, so simple ethnic profiling is not very useful in making a first order assessment of the risk that someone is a bomber and generates vastly more false positives.

In his sermon during the Juma'at prayers, the Chief Imam who is also the Deputy Director of Islamic Affairs of the NAF, Group Captain Lukeman Lawal, urged all Muslim faithful in the country to continue maintaining peace and building trust irrespective of ethnic or religious differences.

At the heart of the matter is potent threat of our collective existence, Nigerians must put aside their ethnic, religious and ideological differences and march behind our valiant Security Forces to extinguish this madness.

WHEREAS, the State of New York is best positioned to: (1) understand the ramifications of operating an Exchange within New York's commercial insurance market; (2) consider the unique regional and economic needs of the State's individual and small business health insurance markets; (3) account for the diversity of its population, with its ethnic, cultural and language differences; and (4) decide what benefits will be provided to enrollees in the Exchange, which health plans can participate in the Exchange, what rules should apply to the marketing of products by health plans, and how to operate the Small Business Health Option Program («SHOP») for small businesses;

These are some of the findings of a recent study published in the journal Psychiatric Services, which reported significant racial - ethnic differences in diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions across 11 private, not - for - profit U.S. healthcare delivery systems.

Some science - related topics elicit wide differences of opinion across racial and ethnic groups.

Lee is hoping to do further work in countries such as South Korea to reveal any differences between ethnic groups, as well as to study more women who drink higher amounts of alcohol, to investigate whether the possible difference between genders holds up for heavier drinkers.

We asked people whether they thought racial and ethnic differences should be actively ignored or positively acknowledged as part of the organization's efforts to promote diversity.

Geneticists are uncovering another level of human ethnic diversity: It may not be which genes we have so much as the way they behave that accounts for our differences.

Some studies have suggested that the higher odds of breast cancer subtypes with unfavorable prognoses in minority racial / ethnic groups could be explained by differences in socioeconomic status.

If this is the case, and racial and ethnic groups do not have the same distribution of these characteristics, then including controls for these effects might reduce or eliminate differences in award probability.

And it gives us a way of thinking about religion that helps us understand how and why religions are different, and how we can cooperate across ethnic and religious differences to cocreate a thriving world together.